Anecdotes of Public Men, Volume 2Harper, 1881 - Statesmen |
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... slavery ; but he hated war as a resort to be avoided at every hazard but honor . He was in no sense an enthusiast or a par- tisan , but all his convictions and impulses were for the Union . I was then engaged in a severe conflict with ...
... slavery ; but he hated war as a resort to be avoided at every hazard but honor . He was in no sense an enthusiast or a par- tisan , but all his convictions and impulses were for the Union . I was then engaged in a severe conflict with ...
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... slavery had swallowed all other issues . George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his great work " The History of the United States . " His support of the Government ...
... slavery had swallowed all other issues . George Bancroft was an earnest Democrat down to the re- bellion , but ceased to be a partisan as he grew into his great work " The History of the United States . " His support of the Government ...
Page 67
... slavery has , for the time being , satisfied the American thirst for freedom , and now men would rather quarrel over the unavoid- able mistakes of human government than accept the wholesome aggregate of a fair administration . But we ...
... slavery has , for the time being , satisfied the American thirst for freedom , and now men would rather quarrel over the unavoid- able mistakes of human government than accept the wholesome aggregate of a fair administration . But we ...
Page 68
... slavery ; and William D. Kelley offered and carried the following resolution : " Resolved , That this Convention will afford all legitimate encouragement to the Irish people by the consumption of American or Irish manu- 68 ANECDOTES OF ...
... slavery ; and William D. Kelley offered and carried the following resolution : " Resolved , That this Convention will afford all legitimate encouragement to the Irish people by the consumption of American or Irish manu- 68 ANECDOTES OF ...
Page 82
... ity . The South never forgot his fifty - seven votes for Jeff Davis , especially when he set the slaves free , hanged Mumford , and forced his harsh yet wholesome medicine upon the rebellious stomachs 82 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
... ity . The South never forgot his fifty - seven votes for Jeff Davis , especially when he set the slaves free , hanged Mumford , and forced his harsh yet wholesome medicine upon the rebellious stomachs 82 ANECDOTES OF PUBLIC MEN .
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